Supertramp - Crisis? What Crisis? (1975)

Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, released in 1975. The album was Supertramp's first album to be recorded in America in Los Angeles.

Some reviews…


Following very much in the wake of the highly successful "Crimes Of The Century", "Crisis? What Crisis?" represents a switch in methodology. Being such musical entrepreneurs, SUPERTRAMP approached the writing and recording of "Crisis?…" in a much different manner than "Crime…" refusing to get into a formula for success. Both Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies co-wrote all the songs on "Crisis?…" while they also broadened out instrumentally especially noticeable in Helliwell's clarinet and Thompson's bass who are given the space to develop themes more extensively than in the past. The songs are immediately recognizeable as SUPERTRAMP, but seem to carry a much deeper feeling than previous albums. "Crisis?…" did not receive much commercial success which is something to this day I can not understand. (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1252)

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Crisis? What Crisis? is the underrated album of Supertramp's collection. Every group has one and this is theirs. Whilst it is not quite up there with Crime of the Century it is still more than excellent. The songs are mature, IMHO Rick Davie's songs better than the Roger Hodgson led tracks. I have nothing against Hodgson I just think the Davies "mark "aged better. The whole album is superbly produced and is full of gems in some cases with a more bluesy feel than it's predecessor. It reminds me a bit of Steely Dan in the 70's where the music became hard to categorise. That is why I like it so much I guess, you cannot put a label on it. Highlights aplenty but for me ' Sister Moonshine',' Soap Opera', ' Another man's woman', ' Poor Boy' and the standout ' A normal Day' are just the cream of the crop. (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1252)

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I think that this album is not very praised or "popular" for some Supertramp`s fans. I can`t hear enough commercial songs for Radio playing in this album, with the probable exception of "Lady". But it is a very good album, with most songs sung (and maybe mostly composed) by Roger Hodgson. "Easy Does it" and "Sister Moonshine" (with acoustic guitars) sound to me like a "medley" as they are "linked" and played one after the other."Ain`t nobody but me" is a very good song sung by Rick Davies, the "heaviest" song of this album with a lead guitar. "A Soapbox`s opera" has very good choral and orchestral arrangements. "Another Man`s Woman" has a very good piano by Davies. "Lady" is a very pop song, and I think it was released as a single. "Poor Boy" is sung by Davies, with a "mouth sax" in the beginning! "Just a Normal Day" is sung by both Davies and Hodgson, with good keyboard arrangements. "The Meaning" is my favourite song from this album, with "existential" lyrics, acoustic guitars (maybe 12 string) and a very good clarinet solo by John Helliwell, plus great drums by Bob Siebenberg. "Two of Us" is another acoustic guitar song with good keyboards and an orchestral arrangement.The cover design was an idea by Rick Davies, and it is a very good cover, one of my favourites. (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=1252)


Track Listings:

1. Easy does It (2:17)
2. Sister Moonshine (5:15)
3. Ain't Nobody but me (5:12)
4. A soap Opera (4:50)
5. Another man's woman (6:20)
6. Lady (5:24)
7. Pour Boy (5:08)
8. Just a Normal Day (3:59)
9. The Meaning (5:21)
10. Two of Us (3:29)

Total Time: 47:26


Line-up/Musicians:

* Rick Davies - keyboards, vocals
* John Helliwell - saxophone, vocals, woodwind
* Roger Hodgson - guitar, keyboards, vocals
* Bob Siebenberg (credited as C. Benberg) - percussion, drums
* Dougie Thomson - bass


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